Gettin’ Social

Wayne Miyata in classic form. Photo by LeRoy Grannis. Miyata was one of the first surfers to be filmed doing a successful tube ride through a large wave as it curls over. The footage, taken off Ala Moana in Oahu, Hawaii, in the early 1960's, was incl
Eddie would go. Eddie Aikau by Dan Merkel. Color archival prints available at lxfound.com @thelostandfoundcollection @merkelmedia #surfing #hawaii #eddieaikau
Lauren Hill is a Florida-born surfer, writer, podcaster, and filmmaker based in Byron Bay, Australia. She's won longboard surfing titles, writes about women’s surfing in her book She Surf, and co-hosts The Waterpeople podcast with partner Dave
Peter PT Townend, Backdoor, 1978. “This was on a day when there weren’t many rights. And Lopez looked at me and said, ‘This one, this is a right—this is the one!’ And I went and got one of the best barrels of my life at
Mikey February’s smooth, polished and effortless style has made him one of the most promising young surfers of the decade. Photo by Alan van Gysen @alanvangysen, originally published in The Surfer’s Journal. @surfersjournal @mikeyfebruary
Billy Hamilton, Pupukea, 1969. Photograph by Art Brewer. “The act of going surfing is a very selfish endeavor. It's an experience that has nothing to do with anything except you and the ocean, period. And what you get out of that the value that
The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez. Now streaming at patagonia.com/gerry. “While most famously known as Mr. Pipeline for his calm demeanor in the tube, Gerry built his career with aggressive surfing that left behind a trail of blo
"Classic Ala Moana (with Diamond Head in the background), where I was during every summer of my misspent youth."—Gerry Lopez, from Surf is Where You Find It. @patagoniabooks @gerrylopezsurfboards Photo: Steve Wilkings #stevewilkings #